Select the FALSE statement from the following: Phenol cannot be oxidized because it is a tertiary alcohol and does not have a proton at the a position. The oxidation state of the carbon bonded to the oxygen in phenol is +1. Phenol is classified as an aromatic alcohol. Phenol is oxidized to benzoquinone.
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" Phenol is not a tertiary alcohol; it's an aromatic alcohol. Also, phenol can be oxidized. Thus, this statement is false. Show more…
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